General info

While the Indianapolis area and south will experience 100% totality for the solar eclipse occurring on Monday, April 8, 2024, the St. Joseph County area will only experience 96%.

The Michiana area will start experiencing darkness at 1:53 p.m., lasting until 4:23 p.m., with 96% totality occurring at 3:09 p.m. and lasting just over 4 minutes.

Click to watch the video below and hear from P-H-M Digital Video Theater and Planetarium Director Melinda O'Malley as she shows us what to expect in our area.

Seventh grade Project Lead the Way students turned an outside game into a fun inside game, for robots!

Vex Robots were coded with sensors so that when they are hit by the other team they freeze. If their own team hits the same sensor they unfreeze.

In addition to coding the sensors, the students also coded the robot’s screen to change color when hit so spectators can easily identify what robots are frozen and which are not.

Take a look at the photos below!

In an effort to encourage reading and literacy, Discovery Middle School is once again doing “One Book, One School” where every student in the school reads the same book.

This year, to build excitement and continuity throughout the school, we held a scavenger hunt. Students started in their classrooms by reading this year’s book “Amari and the Night Brothers,” written by B.B. Alston. 

On Friday, November 17, 2023, we hosted our Peer Leader Friendsgiving party!

The Peer Leader program partners Exceptional Education students with General Education students as a way to build friendships and understanding.

Our wonderful staff and parent volunteers brought in traditional Thanksgiving food that contributed to the feel of this being a special event.

This year’s annual Community Tailgate will be a great way to kick off the return of the Backyard Brawl between the Kingsmen and the Mishawaka Cavemen. 

All fans are welcome, Cavemen and Kingsmen! There’s plenty of food for fans on both sides.

Gates open at 5:00 p.m. You must have a ticket to the football game to enter. Once inside the stadium head down to the white tents in the South End Zone, near the Zolman’s Tire & Auto Care South Concession Stand.

Looking for a job with flexibility around your student's school schedule? Do you know of a friend or family member looking for a great place to work?

We’re hiring these positions:

• Educational Assistants, starting at $16.42 
• Teacher Aides, starting at $15.35 per hour 

The Showcase will be held from 6–8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5 (”Snow Day” will be Tuesday, Dec. 6, 6–8 p.m.)

Penn High School’s exceptional learning opportunities and programs will be on display for prospective and current students at the 2022 Penn High School Showcase.

Students in grades PreK - 8^th can take advantage of a one-day Penn Dance Clinic.

DATE: Saturday, December 3, 2022

TIME: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 
              (Pre-K and K 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)

LOCATION: Penn High School Fitness Center (Enter through Door D)

COST: $40 (Pre-K & Kindergarten),
            $50 (1st-8th grades)